Example sentences of "[adv] [not/n't] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps not for a seasoned traveller like Byron , but for most people there are still thousands of miles to cover and hundreds of countries to explore . |
| 2 | He 's still my coach now , obviously not on a full time basis because my home 's in Michigan . ’ |
| 3 | Right I will invite the deputy to an emergency meeting on this one subject not not with a big agenda like that |
| 4 | But er not not for a long time . |
| 5 | During the afternoon she worked hard and realised almost with dismay that she was going home not to a comfortable evening by the fire but to yet another Lenten service at which her uncle was to be the preacher . |
| 6 | Thus , a deterministic view of US actions combines with historical evidence to form the basis of a fear of inevitable US intervention which , while clearly not without a rational foundation , encourages a hyper-sensitivity to potential threats which can lead to over-reaction and over-compensation in policy-making . |
| 7 | It would not serve my purpose to make that an illustration of Jesus taking my place or yours , because God the Father is clearly not like a Nazi war criminal . |
| 8 | But , by the end of the 1980s , while a larger and larger proportion of the female population was in employment , it was seldom employment at a level of high command , and often not of a permanent kind . |
| 9 | Maybe not on a white charger , as the old man had hoped , but in circumstances as strange as anything his grandfather had encountered . |
| 10 | Once workers have installed Britain 's new cable , no one expects that the country will want to replace it — at least not for a long time . |
| 11 | I know they must deliver to shops but why not at a specified time , say 8-9am , then the shops can open and people can shop without worry . |
| 12 | Most secondary market transactions in eurobonds occur in over the counter ( OTC ) trading , i.e. not on a recognised exchange ( partly for historical reasons but also due to the non-standardised nature of the instruments ) . |
| 13 | Sometimes , though certainly not as a general rule , the family had some influence on what was provided . |
| 14 | Districts and units have taken initiatives but often they have not been co-ordinated within a district and certainly not as a national service . |
| 15 | The videos focused on individuals and their themes and this did not feed back into departmental meetings and certainly not into a whole-school context . |
| 16 | Certainly not for a wasteful spendthrift , who preyed upon a gullible old woman ! |
| 17 | This may be an exaggerated view of the public 's overall reaction , but it is certainly not of a vocal minority : It is this pursuit of utopia which is at the heart of the reason why anyone concerned with buildings should understand and take into account the impact of planning control . |
| 18 | Mrs Beeson was not normally given to strong language ; most certainly not in a loud voice — and most certainly not in an Australian accent ! |
| 19 | Although certainly not in a musical field . |
| 20 | Not always through royal initiative , and certainly not by a deliberate policy , Edward I 's reign witnessed some major developments much to the long-term disadvantage of the English church . |